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Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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